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Grow your own salad
Walking to the garden to pick ingredients for a homemade salad is one of life’s simplest pleasures, especially when you’ve got a whole variety to choose from. Regardless of what kind of gardening...
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Get tropical in Dunedin
A conversation with the skilled gardener of Dunedin’s indoor tropical rainforest. Danielle Lomas is the gardener at Tūhura Otago Museum, a three-storey indoor tropical forest that houses butterflies,...
View Article7 tips for keeping chickens at home
Bugs are good for their diet Lots of bugs and insects found roaming around the backyard are beneficial to chickens. They provide essential vitamins and minerals, are an excellent source of protein,...
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Let your garden flourish
From companion planting to making the most of a small space, here’s how to set your garden up for success. It can be daunting to start a new garden. What plants can be planted where? How much light is...
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Garden to plate
Start your own cost-effective kitchen garden to save on your next grocery shop. With the cost of living soaring, there’s never been a better time to become more self-sufficient. For many families,...
View ArticleFood forest
Create your own self-sufficient edible food forest to feed your family year-round. Food forests are thought to be the world’s oldest form of land use and most resilient agroecosystem.The concept...
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Embrace the ‘grow your own’ trend with Mitre 10
Life has never been more expensive, and the cost of groceries seems to go up every week – meaning there has never been a better time to start growing your own produce. Whether you’re getting started...
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Grow more, use less – a step-by-step guide to creating a sustainable garden
These days we live in such a ‘now’ culture of instant gratification that we can forget to think ahead to future generations and understand how what we do today will have repercussions for them. All of...
View ArticleRe-energise yourself in the garden
Have you ever noticed how, when you’re outdoors immersed in the natural world, you feel energised and invigorated? This relationship with nature is vital to our wellbeing as our modern lifestyles draw...
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Summer garden – Making the most of the outdoors while the sun shines
The summer garden has to be my favourite garden. It feels so alive with the colours and scents of blooming flowers, the bees and butterflies and fast-ripening fruit and vegetables. It’s the season of...
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